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RAMBERT TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 250143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MERCURY THEATRE TRUST LIMITED (BALLET RAMBERT)

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Latest income
£5.1m
Latest spending
£5.3m
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £248,617 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves falling to £142,118. The trustees note that reserves are currently below their target of £750,000 and have adopted the going concern basis based on secured funding and forecasted surpluses in subsequent years.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £750,000 (held: £142k)
“ideally the group should have access to reserves of at least £750,000. However, to begin to rebuild reserves after the pandemic, Rambert is first focusing on building up a reserves balance of £250,000 in the next few years before reaching its longer-term ambition of £750,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Group provided funding totalling £32,983 to Rambert Creative Contemporary Dance Grades Ltd, a company with common directors and in which the group has a 50% investment. At the reporting date debtors include £365,203 due from Rambert Creative Contemporary Dance Grades Ltd.
“During the year the Group provided funding totalling £32,983 (2024: £120,000) to Rambert Creative Contemporary Dance Grades Ltd, a company with common directors and in which the group has a 50% investment. At the reporting date debtors include £365,203 (2024: £332,220) due from Rambert Creative Contemporary Dance Grades Ltd.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Rambert Productions Limited
“Ballet Rambert Limited’s trading subsidiary undertaking is Rambert Productions Limited (company number 09308404), a company incorporated in England and Wales and which is limited by share capital.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£5.1m
Total spending
£5.3m
Cost of raising funds
£244k
Reserves (reported)
£8.8m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~19.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.1m£5.3m
31/03/2024£4.2m£4.7m
31/03/2023£5.5m£6.3m
31/03/2022£4.6m£5.3m
31/03/2021£4.8m£4.4m

Common questions

Is RAMBERT TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £248,617 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves falling to £142,118. The trustees note that reserves are currently below their target of £750,000 and have adopted the going concern basis based on secured funding and forecasted surpluses in subsequent years. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP.